Colorful flowers accent the old bell wall at Mission San Juan. COURTESY OF JILL MCALESTER
Yvonne Tschaikowsky shot these pink melaleuca shrubs along San Juan's Entrada trail in June. Look for them in the spring. The plant is native to islands off western Australia, Tschaikowsky says. COURTESY OF YVONNE TSCHAIKOWSKY
Victoria Jimenez says she loves Los Rios Park and the old Los Rios District, "where I can walk about and hear different languages being spoken from the visitors." COURTESY OF VICTORIA JIMENEZ
The Christmas tree at Historic Town Center Park. COURTESY OF CATHERINE MARRA
Up close with Historic Town Center Park's Christmas tree. COURTESY OF CATHERINE MARRA
In the garden at Mission San Juan Capistrano. COURTESY OF JILL MCALESTER

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